Author: AFP ID: 1597776696945586500 Tue, 2020-08-18 16:12 MUSCAT: Oman’s Sultan Haitham on Tuesday appointed a new top diplomat, replacing the long-serving Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah in a government reshuffle. Sultan Haitham, since his accession in January, has vowed to … read more
Author: Tue, 2020-08-18 21:37 CAIRO: A draft law to protect sexual harassment victims has been approved by Egypt’s parliament. The draft law aims to protect them by not revealing their identities in crimes related to indecent assault, corruption of morals, … read more
Author: Tue, 2020-08-18 00:55 TUNIS: Top Italian and European Union officials are holding talks in Tunisia on Monday to try to stem the growing numbers of migrants crossing from the North African country to Europe. Tunisia’s president, whose young democracy … read more
Tue, 2020-08-18 00:51 TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI: As coronavirus cases surge in Libya, medics and officials working with a health system wrecked by years of division and war are warning that the pandemic could be slipping out of their control. The conflict has … read more
Author: Tue, 2020-08-18 00:44 GAZA: Gaza rapper Abdel-Rahman Al-Shantti may only be 11 years old but his rhymes on war and hardship in the Palestinian enclave have reached thousands of people, conveying in English what he calls “a message of … read more